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The History of playing Cardand Their Uses Throughou

Time

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Why I Like Playing Cards

I played with cards of different varieties as Various card games (poker, spades,blackjacketc.)

Card magic

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A Brief History of Playing Cards First playing Cards were discovered in China

Playing cards went through many design changes in E USPCC (United States Playing Card Company) began

producing playing cards

Various modern and experimental designs

1400 AD969 AD

1startifactsdiscoveredin China

1stplayingcards inEurope

1600 AD

Frenchdeck wascreated

1885 AD

USPCC createsthe iconic rider

back design

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Design Innovation ThroughHistory

Indexes in thecorners

Double ended courtcards

Inclusion of jokersElaborate backdesigns

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Common Uses of Playing cards

Card games

Gambling

Card manipulation

Arts and crafts

Statistics

POKER IS NOT A POPUALAR

GAME AMONG CHAMELEONS

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Obscure Uses For Playing CardsMemorandum slips

Book cover stiffeningmaterialEmergency money Fortune telling (Tarot cards)

Back of a p

from the 17

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Playing Cards Today USPCC still mass produces playing cards

Ellusionist Inc. makes their own designsAnyone can give their card design to

Bicycle to make their own playing cards

Various new designs are made

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Why Playing Cards Are Important Playing cards allow people to be creative

and have fun in a variety of ways Playing cards provide people with

entertainment in many forms Gambling Magic

Fortune telling Casinos rely on table games for income

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Conclusion

I think that playing cards were invented forfun and entertainment

Playing cards play an essential role in gamingand magic that no other invention can trulyreplicate

I do not think that playing card production wiever decline or stop any time in the future dueto the people who rely upon playing cards fortheir jobs (ex. casino dealers, magicians,

manufactures)

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Mentally choose one of these

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Your card is now missing

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